Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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Trudeau announces funding for affordable housing construction in Cape Breton
MEMBERTOU, NOVA SCOTIA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelled to Nova Scotia on Thursday to announce $13.3 million in funding to fast-track construction of 367 housing units over the next three yea...
Feb 22, 2024
Prime minister announces $175 million for Edmonton to help build affordable housing
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday $175 million in funding to fast-track more than 5,200 new housing units in Edmonton over the next three years. "We're changing the way hous...
Feb 21, 2024
RCMP ask prosecutors to consider charge in B.C. crane collapse that killed 5
KELOWNA, B.C. - RCMP investigators have asked British Columbia prosecutors to consider criminal charges in a July 2021 construction crane collapse that killed five people in the Interior city of Kelow...
Feb 20, 2024
Trudeau boosts B.C.'s housing plan with $2 billion in federal financing
VANCOUVER - The federal government is doubling the financing available for a British Columbia housing plan, which the prime minister called "transformative." Justin Trudeau was in Vancouver on Tuesday...
Feb 20, 2024
Yukon says there's no plan for Dawson City bridge, despite PM's comment
DAWSON CITY, Yukon - The Yukon government is pouring cold water on a suggestion by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that a bridge is being built across the Yukon River in Dawson City, after years of stru...
Feb 15, 2024
Feds, City of Regina reach agreement to build 1,000 homes over three years
The federal and municipal governments have constructed a deal that they hope will result in the building of 1,000 homes over the next three years. In a media release, the governments announced they ha...
Feb 09, 2024 The City of Regina is looking to fast track the construction of 1,000 new homes over the next three years. The city and the Government of Canada made the announcement Friday. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Increase in U.S. softwood lumber duties 'entirely unwarranted,' trade minister says
OTTAWA - The federal government is lashing out at the U.S. Commerce Department over plans to raise duties on Canadian softwood lumber. International Trade Minister Mary Ng says the U.S. has signalled ...
Feb 01, 2024
PCL awarded $898M contract to build acute care tower at P.A. Victoria Hospital
The $898-million contract to design and build a new acute care tower at Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital is going to PCL Construction Management Ltd. The agreement includes design and construction of...
Feb 01, 2024
Sask. contractor facing fraud charge after allegedly taking off with $258,000
A Regina-area contractor is facing a fraud charge after allegedly taking off with 48 deposits adding up to more than a quarter of a million dollars without performing the work. Police said the first r...
Dec 12, 2023 Two new incidents of the "grandparent scam" have recently been reported in Regina. (980 CJME file photo)
Work on Regina Urgent Care Centre in final stretch
The construction of Regina's new Urgent Care Centre -- which could provide relief for long waiting times in emergency rooms -- is nearing completion. A tour showcasing the progress of the new facility...
Nov 28, 2023 The new Regina Urgent Care Centre is 85 per cent complete. It's slated to open early in 2024. (Roman Hayter/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: Let's hope lessons are learned this construction season
Major projects in Saskatoon and Regina must get done, but Sarah Mills says changes are needed to lessen the impact on tr...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 6
8:30 - Saskatchewan Ministers have been given a warning from the House Speaker about increased heckling, interruptions a...